Process of deriving power from the explosion of gases.



E. 1. DAWSON. v PROCESS 0F DEBIVING POWER FROM THE EXPLOSION 0F GASES.

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B. P. DAWSON. PROGBSS 0F DEBITING POWER PROM THB EXPLOSION P'GASES.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

APPLICATION FILED. APR.3, 1907. 966,805.

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E. P. DAWSON. I vIIBOOESS OF DERIVING POWER FROM THB EXPLOSION OF GASES.v

' APPLICATION FILED APB.3, 1907. Y 966,805. PatentedAug. 9, 1 910.`

AE. P. DAWSON. PROCESS 0F DERIVING'POVYBB 4FROM THE EXPLOSION 0F GASES.

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'UNITED Stearns rarnnfr orrion.

4rinwann PYLE nnwsorr, or Burien, MONTANA;

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concern:

Be itlmown "that I, EDWARD PYLE DAW- soN, a.. resident\of Butte, in lthe county of Silver- B'oW, and in the State of Montana, have invented a certain new and useful I1nom the Explosion of Gases, and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being accompanying drawings, in

lar view of the cylinder and piston, the piston bein shown atthe forward end of its stroke; *"ig. 3 is an end elevation, partly in Y section, of Fig. 1 on` an enlarged scale; `and Fig. 4 .is aside elevation, partly in section,

of the governor, pump and connected parts.

The object of my invention has been tedevise a process for deriving power .from the explosion of gases, andA to such ends iny in vention consists in theprocess of deriving vpower from the .explosion of gases, herein-y after specified.

In the practice of my process, I- provide an 4engine com rising a frame having bearings for a cr -shaft 10. A cylinder is also mounted on 'the frame, said cylinder includ- `in a head 11 hzyving a flange 12, the lower ha f of which is secured to the frame, as by i bolts 13. vThe cylinder-body 14 is provided with annular ribs 15 and 16, which rest upon corresponding annular seats 17 and 1 8 ,'formed inthe frame, so 'that a space '19 is formed between the cylinder and the frame about the lower half of the cylinder-body.

The upper half ofthe cylinder bodyis covered by a shell 2O having annular rings 21 and A22 corresponding to the ribs 1-5 and 16,

so that an annular space ,is formed between the said shell and cylinder-body. The

shell 20 is also provided with a flange 24 tol which is bolted the flange 12 of the cylinderdisad, andthe cylinderbody is rabbeted into the cylinder-head. the trainel and the shell 20. The spaces 1l) and together forni an annular water-jacket completely surround Ting the lcylinder. Within', vthe cylinder is mounted a piston whose wristpin 2t kisk connected to tln` cran'lrzl by a connecting-rod 2S. The piston proper is provided ywith a central, cylindrical projecti'in 2E) which is i,surrounded by a series. ot' annular regenerplrovement in a Process'of'Deriving APower ator-rings 30,31 and 32, which are separated so as to form spaces33, 34, and 35. The projection 29 on ,the piston is adaptedto be received in the combustion chamber 36 of the cylinder. The forward portion of said coni-y l Specification of'Letters Patent. Patented-Al1g. 9, 1910.'

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bustionichainber-is `formed by an annular regenerator ring 37, which is adapted 'to be received in the space 33. during the rearward portion of the piston stroke. Concentric with and outside of the ring 37IareA regenerator rings 38 and 39, which are properly-pd sitioned to be receivedrespectively into the spaces 34 4and-35. Obviously, a greater or less number of rings could be used. In the cylinder-head is formed aJwater-jacket 40, and slits or openin s 41 permit the passage of water from t said 4water-Jacket into the combustion chamber, ithe said slits being preferably. formed .at regular intervals around the wall of the combustion chamber, and being. forwardly directed. lf desired, the

slits 41 lnayforni a continuous annular slit around the combustion chamber.

- The passage of the fluid from tliewaterjacket 40 "to the slits 41 is regulated by a series of valves, each valve consisting of a tube 42 extending` from the slit 41 rearwardly throughthe cylinder-head,and each.

tube having slots or openings .in its sides for the water to enter the tubefrom the Waterjacket.` Each tube is provided with a collar or shoulder -44that rests a ainst the outer surface of the cylinder-hea and the joint is packed by a sleeve-nut45.. A valve-rod 46 passes througheach tube 42 and is pro-l vided, with a head 47 that is normally drawn against the forward-end of the tube by a spring 448 coiled about said rod, thek tension of the said spring being suitably regulated by nuts. It will-be seen that when the pres- V sure of the water on the underside of the head 4T is greater than the tension oft-he spring, the head 47 will be lifted olf the tube and the water will pass from the yWaterjacketinto the slits 41. The valvesv prevent the .escape of. water until the required pressure has been reached, and they also prevent the return of the` water under the pressureA of the gases in the cylinder. `A plpe 49, or

other forni ot' connnunication is provided between the water-jacket on the cylinderbody and the water-jacket 40. Gas enters the rear of ,the combustion chamber through a pipe 50, or other convenient foi-1n of passage, and the pipe `30 is provided with a `Flange 51 by which it is bolted to the cylinilO holds the head 55 on its seat to prevent the.

entrance of the mixture of lair and gas to the combustion chamber, 'excepbwhen there is a suction therein, or if the valve be mechanically operated, and to prevent' the pressure inthe combustion chamberlfrom forcing the gases back into the pipe 50; e'

The annular space v58 between the outer regenerator ring 39 on the cylinder-head,

andthe shell ofthe cylinder-head, comniunicatesiwith anexhaust pipe 59 (that maylc'onveniently be bolted to the cylinder-headby a flange. 60), and an exhaust valve controls Lthe entrance to such pipe. The exhaust valve also comprises a stem 61\ mounted -in a guide 62 formed on or attached to the pipe 59, and the upper end of said stem is provided'with a head 63 which is seatedv in the upper end of the pipe 59, while the, lower end of the stein is surrounded by a spring 64' which, re-actmg against `the guide 62, bearsupon a collar. 65 screwed on the said 'stem' and secured by. a lock-nut 66, so that*` the head 63 is heldupon its seat by the said spring, except when lthe'stem or valve-rod is mechanically raised.

The means for operating the "exhaust f Vvalve are as follows: A lever 67 is pivoted on a pin carried by a bracket -on the frame 'of the machine, and the said lever is provided with a forked end that is adapted to engage anti-friction rollers 68 vcarried by `-fpi`nsf69 on the collar 65 that is on the valvef f stein. The lever 67 has a shoulder 70 formed as' yby a bar connecting the side bars of the llver. VThe shoulder 7 0 is ada ted to be envvgagged by a shoulder 71 on a og72 that is, pivoted to a'lever 73 which is fulcrumed con-centric (although not necessarily) tothe lever v67. A spring 74 on the lever 73l tends to draw theshoulder 71 toward the shoulder- 70. The lever 73 is pivoted to an eccentric rod 75, (the latter being preferably' adjusti'able in length) the strap of said eccentric rod engaging an eccentric 76 on a shaft 77 which is geared to the crank-shaft in the ordinary way, so as to rotate once` for every two revolutions of theicrank-sha'ft. -The -shaft 77 will hereafterbe referred to as the two tolone sha-ft. hltpwill thus \be seen that every. 'two revolutions of the crankshaft, vil" nothing prevents, theshoulder 71 v'on' the` dog 72 willengage the shoulder 70 on the lever 67 and raise the exhaustl valve oli' of its seat.

In order to regulate the speed of: the engine, the eithausft valve visllmadefV to" close earlier 4or later "on the return or exhaust stroke, the engine belng controlled by a governor, as follows: A governor is mounted on the upper end of a shaft 77, that is driven by a beveled gearand pinion 78 and ern'or comprises a shell 80l thatis secured upon the upper end of the shaft Hy'anut' 8 1, thelshell having on its under side opposite pairs of ears 82, between'` which are ,pivoted bell cranklevers having their ar1ns83 engaged 1n a, groove vformed in acollar 84 on the governor shat't, andliaving weights 85- .secureduponfthe opposite arms, the oppo-` .s1te` weights being "connect` springs '86. "The springs thusfnormallyf tend together to hold the collarblft in an elevated position,

` and the centrifugal force of the weights tendsl to depress 'the said collar. Units lower that is engaged by pins 88 on a doublel'evr 89, the latter being pivoted' onabracket 90 formed onv the trame. e vOne arm of the double lever carries apin4 91`v that isconnected by a c `ai end, the collar'is pro v1ded"`\fv1th a groove ,87

rod 92 withanfarm- 93 on a sleeve 94 that is fulcrumed on the saniepin as the lever 67.

The sleeve- 94 has a 1`ug'95 that is adailtled, 2 WU lapart, to bear against a finger 96 on the dog when theweights of the governor are thr 72, and thus force the shoulder "71 away from the shoulder 70, earlier on exhaust" stroke when the engine'speed is toohig'h, so as to prevent engagement. In. order to prevent too sudden action ofthe governor, the end of the lever 89 opposite to that carrylng the pin 91 is connected with fthe piston 97 of a dash-pot 98, the admission ofair to .the dashfpot through a Wall 99 being; governed by a thumb-screw 100. Theexhaust-pipef59 is secured by a. flangev 101 to a wall `ofa heater-casing 102. Withil'i'thevheatencasing Ais a head 103 that is bolted over the.- opening for thepipe'59, and liues104 connect the said head with a/plate 105 that is 'boltedy to the opposite end lof the heater-casing. r `A hood y 106 conveys' the gases whichl have passed through theilues to any desired point.

To cause a circulationof water through the heater-andr through the-water-jackets, a

11.5 pump is driven from the two to one sha-ft, i.

said pump 'compris-ing a cylinder lOcon-v..l

taining a piston 108, the latter beingr con-', nected byfa rod 109 .with an eccentricll() on the two to one shaft. The entrance 111. to'

the pump is controlled by a valve 112,' the latter being operated by ya rod llythatgis connected with a pin on the opposite aihjof the lever 89. Thus the valve 112l is depresld more or less according to the speed of the engine, thehigher the speed, the 4more ,the said' valve being depressed. A. check-valve 115 prevents theliow of water hack` through the pump. The exit 116 of thepump S'Oni nected with the crank-shaft end of `the heater-casing, and the water thus flows from the coole-1' end of the heater to t-he lwarmer or cylinder end of the heater, and thence by means of an opening 117 enters the waterjacket formed by the spaces 19 and 23. From thence the water passes through the j. pipe 49'1to the water-jacket 40, and enters the cpmbustion chamber through the slits 41.

In the practice of my process in t-he above described embodiment of my invention, assuming that the engine has justmade its working stroke, and the exhaust valve has just opened :.As the piston travels back, the

cooler gases of the previous exhaust/in the l outer space. between the regenerator rings,

and lthe water vapor formed bythe water that has entered through the slits 41 are rstexhausted, while the hotgases of the combustion chamber begin to lspread and flow through the sinuous passages between theregenerator rings,`until the closing of the exhaust valve by the action of the governor in moving the sleeve 94 causes the lug 95 to push the dog 96 until the shoulder 71 is dise engaged by the shoulder 70. The exhaust gases that remain will thus be heldl in the cylinder and will be slightly.compressed as the piston completes its back or exhaust stroke. Those gases which are left, illthe spaces between the regenerator rings, and are thereleft by the rings opening out. on the suction or lsecond stroke ofthe piston, while the combustion chamber is filling with a new explosive mixture. As the piston ret-urns on itsthird or compression stroke, the new mixture in the combustion chamber, and the gases left'in the lspaces between the regenerator rings from the previous exhaust, are compressed, but-the fresh gas and the exhaust gasesare not, as a whole, mixed together. Ihen the piston has so far completed its compression stroke that `its central projection 29 has covered'the slits or openings 41, the pump begins to force the water past the valvescontrolling the slits 41. The water, owing to the presence-of the central projection 29 of the piston, and owing to `the fact that it is injected in a forward direction, is practically prevented from lmix 4first water-jacket, and the second water- `jacket, it readily expands into steam or vapor with the heat which itl receives from the regenerator rings, thus helping todo work -in driving the engine.y The water, when it enters the combustion chamber, is not hot enough .to raise the new explosive mixture above the temperature 'which it acquires by the compression, but the water is at a lower temperature and `cools the gases, to'some extent allowing a higher com-pression to be used, without danger of preignition.

In the ordinary as engine, the fresh mixture of explosives as access to all parts of. the chamber, and it is drawn in through the inlet valve for thecompl'ete stroke of the pis- 'e ton, and then compressed at one end of the cylinder and exploded, thereby giving a momentary high explosive wave, which carries the piston on its out or working stroke. `If the explosion is perfect, the gases at the y. completion of the stroke will still exert a p considerable pressure, and, on exhaust taking place, will carry; away and waste a large amounty ofkheat.,v All of the `heat carried away'by the water-jacket will, of course, be wasted. ,In an engine operating-according to my process, hpwever, a considerable prog5 portion ofthe heat of the lwater-jacket also is saved. It will be observed that the gases,- according` to my process, travel throu h the engine in a well defined path, and o not merely enter andleave the cylinder. They 90 enter the combustion chamber, and are there confined until the explosion takes place. They are 'confined partly by the central projection 29. of the piston, and partly by the presence of steam formed by water injected through the slits 41, which separates the fresh mixture from the exhaust gases which areretained between the regenerator rings. When the gases have been exploded, they can only reach theexhaust by assing he- 100 tween the regenerator rings, an a portion of the exhaust gases is confined in the spaces between said rings, so that they are compelled to give up a large part of their. waste heat. After leaving the cylinder, the exhaust gases pass through the water heater,

f where still more heat is given up. The water takes this heat and conveys it back to the cylinder by way of the water-jackets and the slits 41. In each water-jacket, the water Iei ceives moreL heat, and while the water is advantageously heated, it keeps thetemperature down around the combustion chamber, and, therefore,-makes possible a higher compression of the fresh mixture without danger of explosion. XVhen the water enters the cylinder.it does. not interfere with the explosive mixture, because by the central projection 29 of the piston, and the forward inclination of .the slits 41, it is not injected 12o into the explosive mixture, and yet the .heat inthe water is sufficient so that the explosion readily converts the water into steam to Iadd its expansive force to that of the ex' plosive mixture. The `governor assures that 125 the desired amount of previously exploded mixture shall be retained between the regenerator rings while the combustion chamber is filling `with the new mixture.

VhileI have illustrated one mannerv of 13o season K tobe understood-that the apparatus by whichv the process is practiced is capable of variaft'ion, 'as is also the process itself, and I desire `noti-t be limited beyondthe requirements of ttige-.prior art, and the necessary intendinent I 4 Qfiny claims.

1. f The process of deriving power from the explosion of gases, Whiia comprises contin- 't1-ngy a fresh explosive mixture 1n; a cylinder :in front of apiston.exploding said mixture,

' exhausting at leastia portion of the exploded "j'gases, transferrin gases to .'vvater,V .lil '-mixture to the cylinder and injectingsoine 4'of said Waterinto vthe cylinder between the" `new xplosive mixture vand the exploded IA vgas'eseadjacent thereto` y 2. The process of derivingpower from tlie ani' heat from the exploded niitting a new explosive explosion of gases, which comprises admitting, compressing and exploding an explosive mixture between a cylnderland a piston, transferringthe heat of the *exploded gases to water, confininga portion 'of said-` exploded gases, admitting and compressinga second' explosive mixture adlacent to said confinedr exploded gases,` saidl secondv explosive niix`- ture and confined portion of exploded gases benglmain'tained substantially separate, and injecting a portion of said water betweenthe exploded gases but in latter.

the dirleetionof the '..In testimony that I claim foregoing l li-ave hereunto set my lmp v EDWARD PYLE `ixi'WsoN. f- Titnessesz I I i" Y J. HARRY IoLomsi-z,v

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